The Most Electric Four Days in Football

The NFL Playoffs are here — and this is the moment the sport reaches its peak.

In this episode of Open Floor, Shane Hall is joined by CB and Griffin “Reggie” Giles to break down what makes this stretch of the football calendar so electric. With no Super Bowl projections and no bracket-filling, the focus is on trust, pressure, and chaos — the forces that actually decide January football.

The conversation starts with the NFL Playoffs, including a deep dive into a QB Trust Pyramid that ranks quarterbacks not by talent, but by who you can trust when everything gets uncomfortable. From Josh Allen’s moment of truth to questions surrounding young quarterbacks, legacy pressure, and volatile matchups, the group debates which teams are built to survive.

After a quick mid-episode break, the show pivots to college football, unpacking one of the wildest seasons in recent memory. The group discusses CFP snubs, preseason Top 25 letdowns, a brutal preseason Heisman list, Lane Kiffin’s move to LSU, transfer portal chaos, and what the 2026 season could already look like. They also recap the College Football Playoff so far — biggest surprises, best moments — and close with a fun look at the best fans of the 2025 season.

No hot takes. No forced predictions. Just smart football conversation at the exact moment it matters most.

The floor is open.

• 00:00 – Cold Open: Football Valhalla
  01:20 – What jumps out heading into the NFL Playoffs
  06:30 – The QB Trust Pyramid (who we trust under pressure)
  18:00 – Most intriguing NFL Playoff matchups
  34:20 – Mid-episode break (Housecats Podcast Network)
  35:20 – College football reset: parity, chaos, and CFP context
  36:00 – Biggest CFP snubs & committee debate
  42:00 – Biggest preseason Top 25 letdowns
  45:20 – The garbage preseason Heisman list
  48:00 – Lane Kiffin to LSU & coaching carousel madness
  53:30 – Transfer portal chaos & what 2026 could look like
  58:30 – CFP recap: biggest surprise & best moment
  1:07:30 – Best fans of the 2025 college football season
  1:09:15 – Closing thoughts & sign-off

Open Floor is a long-form sports conversation podcast focused on the intersection of sports, business, culture, and power.

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